Ebbets Field was always in reach. There were obstacles — money, the policeman’s shoe, a leap, the greasy garageman — but a boy could contend with them and triumph, if he had wit and persistence and a touch of courage. It was easy and absolutely irrational to relate getting to see a Dodger game with […]
 
Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans. Greg Prince discovered the Mets when he was 6, during the magical summer of 1969. He is a Long Island-based writer, editor and communications consultant. Contact him here. Jason Fry is a Brooklyn writer whose first memories include his mom leaping up and down cheering for Rusty Staub. Check out his other writing here. Got something to say? Leave a comment, or email us at faithandfear@gmail.com. (Sorry, but we have no interest in ads, sponsored content or guest posts.) Need our RSS feed? It's here. Visit our Facebook page, or drop by the personal pages for Greg and Jason. Or follow us on Twitter: Here's Greg, and here's Jason. |
 34 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Bar Mitzvah, Citi Field, Ebbets Field, Jackie Robinson Rotunda, Peter Laskowich, Polo Grounds Quick in-game break from our daily teeth-gritting to acknowledge that the New York Mets seem to have caught on after 4½ months and will be (hold on to your fedoras) honoring the heritage of the New York Mets in a well-rounded fashion. The organization with the Ebbets Field facade, the Pee Wee Reese jerseys displayed […] Said Ashburn: “Throneberry is the people’s choice and you now why? He typifies the Mets. He’s either great or terrible.” He paused and turned to Throneberry. “But you better not get too good,” he said. “Just drop a pop fly once in a while.” Said Throneberry: “Aw, I haven’t dropped a pop fly in a […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1962 Mets, Leonard Shecter, New York Giants, Peter Laskowich, Polo Grounds There was a lovely ceremony this afternoon to dedicate the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, featuring Rachel Robinson, Governor Paterson, Senator Schumer, Fred Wilpon and other dignitaries. It was more moving than you’d expect. Shea Stadium became the home office of Jackie Robinson’s legacy on this date in 1997, thus it’s right and fitting that his […] 32 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bill Shea, Brooklyn Dodgers, Casey Stengel, Ebbets Field, Gil Hodges, Jackie Robinson Rotunda, Joan Payson, Mets Hall of Fame, New York Giants, Polo Grounds, Team History While my curiosity and maybe even my enthusiasm regarding the next ballpark where any of us has yet to see a ballgame inches ever wider, I used Wednesday night as the launching pad for my latest trip in the other temporal direction, to the team I never saw and the park where I never saw […] 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | New York Giants, Peter Laskowich, Polo Grounds “You’ve got your new address here. There really isn’t anything else you need.” “Hold up. That’s it?” “Sure. You’re golden now.” “I don’t get it.” “It’s not unexpected. You’re not the first one to move here and be a little frazzled from the whole experience. But honestly, you don’t need anything else.” “How about an explanation?” “That’s fair. I tend to […] These two, they’re stuck together whether they want to be or not. Make no mistake: they do not. They were sworn enemies in the last life yet nowadays share psychic space that has become all too real to them. In one sense, they are no longer with us. In another, more significant sense, they have […] One of my favorite Faith and Fear comments of 2007 included this line directed at me by the ever-popular Anonymous in disagreement with my insistence that the Mets retire 24 in honor Willie Mays’ achievements as a New York National League legend: Stop drinking the cool aid [sic] with those old guys up in Riverdale. I found […] Willard Mullin‘s Jint was the colossus of the baseball world in 1954, a status celebrated on the cover of the New York Giants’ 1955 yearbook. Gosh, he’s so happy there. How could have he known just three years later…oh, never mind. Happy Halloween, everybody. I wish today would disguise itself as part of baseball season. It’s been one month since the Mets played ball. Even their most recent version of it looks mighty good from the precipice of November. So the Mets didn’t dress up as playoff participants. So they’ve provided no tricks and few treats since […] |
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